spin one’s wheels



spin one’s wheels

tv. to waste time; to remain in a neutral position, neither advancing nor falling back. I’m just spinning my wheels in this job. I need more training to get ahead.
See also: spin, wheel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
YudaYOO-dahIndonesian
Mariannamer-ee-AN-ə (English), mar-ee-AN-ə (English), mahr-YAHN-nah (Polish)Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Eastmund-Anglo-Saxon
SuzySOO-zeeEnglish
JĘDrzejYEND-zhayPolish
Sanjana-Indian, Hindi, Marathi